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100 Film National Registry Nominated Films

by jordanhores • Created 9 years ago • Modified 1 year ago
This list is a list of films yet to be named to the NFR for preservation. Includes list of films that should be named for having MAJOR impact in film heritage starting from silent era to 2006. Excludes films that have mixed and negative reception by critics and audiences. No specific ranking.
-OLD HOLLYWOOD NEGATIVE FILMS
TheAlphabetMurders TheAmbushers AroundtheWorldUndertheSea
ActOne TheAlligatorPeople* AmbushBay TheApeMan Bedevilled
Berserk BeyondtheForest Blue TheBoss- TheBusterKeatonStory
Banning BeachParty TheBigBounce BoyDidIGetaWrongNumber
TheBibleIntheBeginning TheBiggestBundleofThemAll BikiniBeach BloodontheArrow TheBridgeatRemagen BusRiley'sBackinTown
Bailoutat43000^ TheBattleofApachePass TheBigGamble BackDoortoHell BlackDragons TheBrothersRico TheBrokenLand
CallMeBwana Cervantes Che! CityintheSea CountYourBlessings TheCapeTownAffair Chastity* Countdown TheConqueror TheComic Caribbean1952* ComeFlywithMe TheCorpseVanishes Crime&PunishmentUSA- TheCryBabyKiller DearBrigitte` Duffy*
DeadHeatonaMerryGoRound* Dimension5 DropDeadDarling DiaryofaMadman DoctorYou'veGottoBeKidding- Dondi* Drango DrGoldfoot&theBikiniMachine TheDevilThumbsaRide EnchantedIsland EscapefromEastBerlin Everything'sDucky TheExplosiveGeneration 5GunsWest FortUtah TheFatSpy 5BrandedWomen Fireball500 FollowtheBoys FortBowie* FortDefiance* FindersKeepers FaceoftheScreamingWerewolf FrankensteinMeetstheWolfMan- FlighttoFury GangsterStory TheGoodGuys&theBadGuys Generation* GunBattleatMonterey TheGreatProfile TheGeorgeRaftStory Goldofthe7Saints- GreenMansions GailyGaily TheGrasshopper TheGreatSiouxMassacre TheGroup GeniusatWork GirloftheNight GoneAretheDays TheGirlinLover'sLane Hammerhead HardContract* Harlow AHighWindinJamaica* Hemingway'sAdventuresofaYoungMan HoneymoonHotel TheHoodlumPriest HowtoStuffaWildBikini TheHorizontalLieutenant HouseofWomen HoundDogMan- HoldBacktheNight* HiddenFear^ Hell'sIsland1955* HighLonesome TheHellwithHeroes HillbillysinaHauntedHouse HouseoftheBlackDeath HouseofDracula HellsAngelsonWheels IntheCooloftheDay Impasse* I'llTakeSweden TheIllustratedMan IfaManAnswers IntheFrenchStyle TheIntruder* IfHeHollersLetHimgo JackofDiamonds- JoyintheMorning JohnnyCool JohnGoldfarbPleaseComeHome! Jessica TheKissingBandit Killers3 KingRat KittenWithaWhip KingoftheRoaringTwenties- KissMeDeadly LastSummer LostContinent LostFlight LookingforLove TheLovedOne LookinAnyWindow LtRobinCrusoeUSN LureoftheSwamp MrImperium TheMagicSword TheManWhoUnderstoodWomen Luv Manofa1000Faces MadeinParis TheMoneyJungle MidasRun MomenttoMoment MachineGunMcCain MadDogColl Merrill'sMarauders MontanaTerritory NavajoJoe* TheNakedKiss NightmareintheSun TheNightTheyRaidedMinsky's OperationCIA* 100Rifles*
OhDadPoorDadMamma'sHungyouintheCloset&I'mFeelin'soSad
TheOne&OnlyGenuineOriginalFamilyBand OperationBikini 1Man'sWay
1MillionYearsBC 1Potato2Potato PaintYourWagon Petulia Pendulum ThePinkJungle Playmates PictureMommyDead PrisonerofWar PT109 PortraitofaMobster PromiseHerAnything PanicButton Pepe PrettyBoyFloyd ThePleasureSeekers ThePrivateLivesofAdam&Eve QuickBeforeItMelts ARagetoLive RedLine7000 Riot RidetheWildSurf TheRightApproach TheRing RideintheWhirlwind SerpentoftheNile
TheSilverChalice SamWhiskey* Shark* Skidoo SlaughterTrail
Salt&Pepper Shalako Slaves SingleRoomFurnished SpiderBaby
SavagePampas Samar TheShooting TheSinsofRachelCade SlimCarter 633Squadron SkiParty TheSouthernStar SomethingWild SusanSlade
SantaFePassage* ScaredtoDeath SeptemberStorm SlimCarter^
StudsLonigan TheStoryofMankind ASwinginSummer TheSwinger
TennesseeJohnson* These1000Hills* TooMuchTooSoon TropicZone
ATalentforLoving 3Into2Won'tGo TheTigerMakesOut ATicklishAffair
TooLateBlues 2Loves 12HourstoKill Tomboy&theChamp^ TheTrip*
ThunderOverArizona TooSoontoLove ValleyoftheDolls VivaMaria TheVanquished* TheVenetianAffair Waterhole#3* WallofNoise WarDrums* WhatDidYouDointheWarDaddy?* WheretheSpiesAre
WhatEverHappenedtoAuntAlice WheretheBoysAre- WhereIt'sAt-
WhentheGirlsTakeOver WhoKilledTeddyBear WildintheStreets
TheWildRide TheWitches TheYellowCanary YellowstoneKelly-
You'reaBigBoyNow YoungbloodHawke ZombiesonBroadway
MoneyWomen&Guns DanielBooneTrailBlazer Manfish TheBlackPirates
TheBoyfromOklahoma PostOfficeInvestigator JeanneEagels TheDayoftheTriffids*
**Jerry Lewis films**
**Ed Wood films**
**East Side Kids/Bowery Boys films**
**Johnny Cash films**
**Gene Autry films**
**Roy Rogers films**
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  • John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)

    1. True Grit

    19692h 8mG83Metascore
    7.4 (54K)
    A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in the old American West.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneKim DarbyGlen Campbell
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    2. Finding Nemo

    20031h 40mG90Metascore
    8.2 (1.2M)
    After his son is captured in the Great Barrier Reef and taken to Sydney, a timid clownfish sets out on a journey to bring him home.
    DirectorsAndrew StantonLee UnkrichStarsAlbert BrooksEllen DeGeneresAlexander Gould
  • Tom Hanks and Tyler Hoechlin in Road to Perdition (2002)

    3. Road to Perdition

    20021h 57mR72Metascore
    7.7 (295K)
    A mob enforcer's son in 1930s Illinois witnesses a murder, forcing him and his father to take to the road, and his father down a path of redemption and revenge.
    DirectorSam MendesStarsTom HanksTyler HoechlinPaul Newman
  • Salma Hayek in Frida (2002)

    4. Frida

    20022h 3mR61Metascore
    7.3 (99K)
    A biography of artist Frida Kahlo, who channeled the pain of a crippling injury and her tempestuous marriage into her work.
    DirectorJulie TaymorStarsSalma HayekAlfred MolinaGeoffrey Rush
  • Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert in Far from Heaven (2002)

    5. Far from Heaven

    20021h 47mPG-1384Metascore
    7.3 (51K)
    In 1950s Connecticut, a flustered housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.
    DirectorTodd HaynesStarsJulianne MooreDennis QuaidDennis Haysbert
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  • Ethan Hawke and Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)

    6. Training Day

    20012h 2mR71Metascore
    7.8 (500K)
    A rookie cop spends his first day as a Los Angeles narcotics officer with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears to be.
    DirectorAntoine FuquaStarsDenzel WashingtonEthan HawkeScott Glenn
  • Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

    7. Erin Brockovich

    20002h 11mR73Metascore
    7.5 (236K)
    A flamboyant law firm secretary works tirelessly to gain justice for a small town wrecked by a utility company's pollution.
    DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJulia RobertsAlbert FinneyDavid Brisbin
    -
  • Charlize Theron and Tobey Maguire in The Cider House Rules (1999)

    8. The Cider House Rules

    19992h 6mPG-1375Metascore
    7.4 (108K)
    During World War II, an orphan grows up under the tutelage of a doctor who runs an orphanage. However, he yearns for freedom and soon decides to leave in order to make a life for himself.
    DirectorLasse HallströmStarsTobey MaguireCharlize TheronMichael Caine
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  • Djimon Hounsou in Amistad (1997)

    9. Amistad

    19972h 35mR64Metascore
    7.3 (86K)
    In 1839, the revolt of Mende captives aboard a Spanish owned ship causes a major controversy in the United States when the ship is captured off the coast of Long Island. The courts must decide whether the Mende are slaves or legally free.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsDjimon HounsouMatthew McConaugheyAnthony Hopkins
  • Tom Hanks in Apollo 13 (1995)

    10. Apollo 13

    19952h 20mPG78Metascore
    7.7 (328K)
    NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
    DirectorRon HowardStarsTom HanksBill PaxtonKevin Bacon
  • Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility (1995)

    11. Sense and Sensibility

    19952h 16mPG84Metascore
    7.7 (133K)
    Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her three daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. The older two daughters are the title opposites.
    DirectorAng LeeStarsEmma ThompsonKate WinsletJames Fleet
    -
  • Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn in Dead Man Walking (1995)

    12. Dead Man Walking

    19952h 2mR80Metascore
    7.5 (106K)
    A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
    DirectorTim RobbinsStarsSusan SarandonSean PennRobert Prosky
    -
  • Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci in Casino (1995)

    13. Casino

    19952h 58mR73Metascore
    8.2 (598K)
    In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroSharon StoneJoe Pesci
  • Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington in Philadelphia (1993)

    14. Philadelphia

    19932h 5mPG-1366Metascore
    7.7 (268K)
    When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small-time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
    DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsTom HanksDenzel WashingtonRoberta Maxwell
  • Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

    15. Sleepless in Seattle

    19931h 45mPG72Metascore
    6.8 (200K)
    A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.
    DirectorNora EphronStarsTom HanksMeg RyanRoss Malinger
    -
  • Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson in The Remains of the Day (1993)

    16. The Remains of the Day

    19932h 14mPG86Metascore
    7.8 (90K)
    A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer.
    DirectorJames IvoryStarsAnthony HopkinsEmma ThompsonJohn Haycraft
    -
  • Jeff Bridges in Fearless (1993)

    17. Fearless

    19932h 2mR
    7.1 (25K)
    A man's personality is dramatically changed after surviving a major airline crash.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsJeff BridgesIsabella RosselliniRosie Perez
  • Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King (1991)

    18. The Fisher King

    19912h 17mR67Metascore
    7.5 (94K)
    A former radio DJ, suicidally despondent because of a terrible mistake he once made, finds redemption in helping a mentally unstable homeless man who was an innocent victim of that mistake.
    DirectorTerry GilliamStarsJeff BridgesRobin WilliamsAdam Bryant
  • Robin Williams and Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)

    19. Good Will Hunting

    19972h 6mR71Metascore
    8.3 (1.1M)
    A therapist counsels Will Hunting, a janitor with a genius IQ.
    DirectorGus Van SantStarsRobin WilliamsMatt DamonBen Affleck
    -
  • Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)

    20. Dead Poets Society

    19892h 8mPG79Metascore
    8.1 (599K)
    Maverick teacher John Keating returns in 1959 to the prestigious New England boys' boarding school where he was once a star student, using poetry to embolden his pupils to new heights of self-expression.
    DirectorPeter WeirStarsRobin WilliamsRobert Sean LeonardEthan Hawke
    -
  • Morgan Freeman and Jessica Tandy in Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

    21. Driving Miss Daisy

    19891h 39mPG81Metascore
    7.3 (122K)
    An old Jewish woman and her African-American chauffeur in the American South have a relationship that grows and improves over the years.
    DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsMorgan FreemanJessica TandyDan Aykroyd
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  • Matthew Broderick in Glory (1989)

    22. Glory

    19892h 2mR78Metascore
    7.8 (150K)
    Robert Gould Shaw leads the U.S. Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices from both his own Union Army, and the Confederates.
    DirectorEdward ZwickStarsMatthew BroderickDenzel WashingtonCary Elwes
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  • Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, and Melanie Griffith in Working Girl (1988)

    23. Working Girl

    19881h 53mR73Metascore
    6.8 (66K)
    When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsMelanie GriffithHarrison FordSigourney Weaver
    -
  • Jeff Bridges in Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)

    24. Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    19881h 50mPG76Metascore
    6.9 (23K)
    The story of Preston Tucker, the maverick car designer and his ill-fated challenge to the auto industry with his revolutionary car concept.
    DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsJeff BridgesJoan AllenMartin Landau
  • Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man (1988)

    25. Rain Man

    19882h 13mR65Metascore
    8.0 (569K)
    After a selfish L.A. yuppie learns his estranged father left a fortune to an autistic-savant brother in Ohio that he didn't know existed, he absconds with his brother and sets out across the country, hoping to gain a larger inheritance.
    DirectorBarry LevinsonStarsDustin HoffmanTom CruiseValeria Golino
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